Earth Science, Wednesday Exit Ticket, 2.27.19

Which piece of evidence did Wegener use to prove continental drift?

• The shape of the continents
• Similar fossils found on separate continents
• Tree fossils found in odd places
• All of the above

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Who suggested the Idea of Continental Drift?

• Adrian Wagner

• Alfred Wegener

• George Williams

• Eyan Skorczewski

What is this a picture of?

• plate tectonics

• The Flat Earth Model

• Pangaea

• glacier scaring

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Earth's plates...

• are constantly moving and changing the face of the earth
• never move
• move seldom and very fast
• move when it feels like it

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Earth's crust is broken up into several large pieces called ...

• plates

• faults

• fossils

• puzzle pieces

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Which crust is thicker?

• oceanic
• continental
• bread
• pizza

What is the name of the supercontinent Alfred Wegener used to discuss his hypothesis of continental drift?

• Laurasia
• Gondwanaland
• Euramerica
• Pangaea

Which key component should be included in a presentation on Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?

• There are two types of plates, continental and oceanic.
• The continents' movement causes land features.
• Convection currents in Earth's mantle move the plates.
• The continents appear to fit together like a puzzle.

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Supporting Evidence: fossils, continent shape, landforms

• Continental Drift
• Seafloor Spreading
• Plate Tectonics

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Supporting Evidence: Sonar technology, subduction, earthquakes, volcanoes, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, older theories

• Continental Drift

• Seafloor Spreading

• Plate Tectonics

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